The Franchise/DonkeyKong series has amassed a respectable [[CastHerd cast family]], RoguesGallery, and other supporting characters.

See also [[Characters/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'s and Characters/{{Wario}}'s casts, who both share a loosely defined universe with DK and company.
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* [[Characters/DonkeyKongKongs Kongs]]
* [[Characters/DonkeyKongAllies Allies]]
* [[Characters/DonkeyKongVillains Villains]]
** [[Characters/DonkeyKongKremlings Kremling Krew]]
** [[Characters/TikiTakTribe Tiki Tak Tribe]]
** [[Characters/{{Snowmads}} Snowmads]]
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'''Shared universe'''
* [[Characters/SuperMarioBros Super Mario Bros.]] series
* [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosMarioBrothers Mario Brothers]]
* [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosAllies Allies]]
** [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosThePrincesses The Princesses]]
* [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosTheKoopaKingdom The Koopa Kingdom]]
** [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosBowser Bowser]]
** [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosBowserJr Bowser Jr.]]
** [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosOtherHighRankingSubordinates Other High-Ranking Subordinates]]
** [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosTheKoopaKingdomBosses Bosses]]
* [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosAssortedNasties Assorted Nasties]]
* ''Characters/SuperMarioRPG''
* ''Characters/PaperMario''
** ''Characters/PaperMario64''
** ''Characters/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''
** ''Characters/SuperPaperMario''
** ''Characters/PaperMarioStickerStar''
** ''Characters/PaperMarioColorSplash''
** ''Characters/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing''
* ''Characters/MarioAndLuigi''
** ''Characters/MinionQuestTheSearchForBowser''
* ''Characters/YoshisIsland''
* ''Characters/LuigisMansion''
* ''Characters/MarioGolf''
* ''Characters/MarioTennis''
* ''Characters/SuperMarioMaker''
* ''Characters/{{Wario}}'' series[[note]](including an entry for Waluigi)[[/note]]
** ''[[Characters/WarioAndWaluigi Wario and Waluigi]]''
** ''Characters/WarioLand''
** ''Characters/WarioWorld''
** ''Characters/WarioMasterOfDisguise''
** ''Characters/WarioWare''
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'''Crossovers'''
* ''Characters/PunchOut''[[note]]Donkey Kong ({{Superboss}})[[/note]]
* ''Characters/CaptainNTheGameMaster''[[note]]Donkey Kong[[/note]]
* ''Characters/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' [[note]]Donkey and Cranky Kong[[/note]]
* ''Characters/SuperSmashBros''
** ''Characters/SuperSmashBros6401To04''[[note]]Donkey Kong[[/note]]
** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosBrawl32To39''[[note]]Diddy Kong[[/note]]
** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosUltimate64To69''[[note]]King K. Rool[[/note]]
** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosAssistTrophies''[[note]]Klaptrap[[/note]]
** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosEnemies''[[note]]Klaptrap, Kritter, Tiki Buzz[[/note]]
** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosBosses''[[note]]Giant Donkey Kong[[/note]]
* ''Characters/MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames''[[note]]Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong[[/note]]
* ''Characters/{{Skylanders}}''
** ''Characters/SkylandersPlayableCharacters''[[note]]Donkey Kong (alongside Bowser)[[/note]]
* ''Characters/MarioPlusRabbidsKingdomBattle''[[note]]Donkey Kong ([=DLC=])[[/note]]
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